Ranchi, Nov. 4: In a bid to take justice to the doorsteps of the downtrodden, the Jharkhand Legal Services Authority (Jhalsa) and the All India Milli Council organised a free legal clinic at Kadru today.

Jharkhand High Court Chief Justice M. Karpagavinayagam and other sitting judges of the high court, too, attended the legal camp.

Jhalsa chairman and senior high court judge M.Y. Eqbal said the Legal Services Authority Act provides free legal aid to the poor.

People who do not have adequate resources at their disposal can avail the assistance of the authority, which will freely help them contest cases, the judge said.

Addressing the gathering, high court practitioner A. Allam said the right to justice is a fundamental right enshrined in the Constitution. The Supreme Court has on numerous occasions passed judgments, clarifying that all individuals are entitled to justice.

“If a person is deprived of his right to justice, it is against the Constitution and the fundamental rights enshrined therein. This, by itself, is a violation of natural justice,” Allam said.

Several people turned up at the camp to get legal advice. Advocates of the high court had volunteered to give free advice at the camp and they recorded the names of those who had come there seeking solutions to their problems. The advocates advised people who had queries in cases related to civil, criminal, matrimonial and accident claims among others.

In his address, Chief Justice Karpagavinayagam said people from all communities should participate in legal camps. The camp will be organised in other areas as well and people should make the maximum use of such camps, he added.

A five-day camp will be organised from November 15 at Morabadi. Advocates will dispense free advice at this camp also.

A imilar camp will be organised at Khunti on November 16, Allam said.